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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (74.5% of reviews)
Small-Business (78.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$
Starting at $25.00 Per Month
BulkSMS.com
Star Rating
(266)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (74.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$
Browse all 3 pricing plansPlivo
Star Rating
(747)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (78.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $25.00 Per Month
Free Trial is available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Plivo excels in API Call Speed with a score of 9.1, while BulkSMS.com slightly outperforms with a score of 9.4, indicating that BulkSMS.com may provide faster response times for API requests, which is crucial for real-time applications.
- Reviewers mention that BulkSMS.com shines in Ease of Integration, scoring 9.5 compared to Plivo's 8.9. This suggests that users find BulkSMS.com easier to integrate with their existing systems, making it a more user-friendly option for businesses looking to implement SMS solutions quickly.
- G2 users highlight that Plivo's Quality of Support is rated at 8.6, while BulkSMS.com has a higher score of 9.1. This indicates that users may experience better customer service and support resources with BulkSMS.com, which can be vital for troubleshooting and assistance.
- Users on G2 report that Plivo's Text Scheduler feature is rated at 9.0, which is beneficial for businesses needing to plan their messaging campaigns. However, BulkSMS.com does not have a specific score for this feature, suggesting it may not be as robust in scheduling capabilities.
- Reviewers mention that BulkSMS.com offers superior Professional Support with a score of 9.4 compared to Plivo's 8.6. This could mean that users of BulkSMS.com have access to more knowledgeable support staff, which can enhance the overall user experience.
- Users say that while both platforms provide good functionality, Plivo's Communication Varieties score of 8.8 is slightly higher than BulkSMS.com's 8.6, indicating that Plivo may offer a broader range of messaging options, which can be advantageous for businesses with diverse communication needs.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
BulkSMS.com
Standard
$
There is no monthly fee, no set up fee, and no contract fee to use our SMS service.
- Prepaid Credit
- Credits Never Expire
- Money-back Guarantee
Plivo
Starter
Starting at $25.00
Per Month
- $10 free credits
- AI Agents for Customer service, Marketing campaigns, Alerts & Reminders, Conversational marketing
- Vibe Agent Builder
Free Trial
BulkSMS.com
Free Trial is available
Plivo
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.0
197
9.1
522
Ease of Use
9.2
202
9.0
534
Ease of Setup
9.0
136
8.9
402
Ease of Admin
9.1
131
9.0
394
Quality of Support
9.1
184
8.6
477
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.2
132
9.0
385
Product Direction (% positive)
8.5
194
7.8
488
Features by Category
Ticket and Case Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - Help Desk
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Communication Channels
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Authentication type
Not enough data
8.3
8
Not enough data
6.4
7
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Functionality
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Implementation
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Messenger
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Channels
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Customers
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Conversational Marketing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Text Messaging
9.3
134
|
Verified
7.2
6
8.4
95
|
Verified
7.8
6
9.0
102
|
Verified
7.5
6
8.6
75
|
Verified
6.4
6
8.2
47
Feature Not Available
7.5
36
5.6
6
8.8
101
6.9
6
8.6
72
6.9
6
SMS Platform
8.4
97
|
Verified
8.3
6
8.6
94
|
Verified
7.8
6
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
7.1
42
Feature Not Available
8.1
49
8.6
6
8.6
76
9.4
6
Agentic AI - SMS Marketing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Channels
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Design
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Functionality
9.5
22
9.0
334
|
Verified
9.5
22
9.0
322
|
Verified
8.6
22
8.8
311
|
Verified
Support
9.0
22
8.7
331
|
Verified
8.6
22
Feature Not Available
9.3
22
8.6
278
|
Verified
Responses
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Automation - AI Agents
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Autonomy - AI Agents
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Responses
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Conversational Platform
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Support Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Customer Support
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Artificial Intelligence
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Communication
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Internal Use
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Self-Service Experience
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Self-Service Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Customer Self-Service
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Platform Basics - Phone Verification
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
9
Not enough data
7.3
8
Not enough data
8.1
8
Not enough data
5.8
8
Additional Features - Phone Verification
Not enough data
7.0
9
Not enough data
6.9
7
Not enough data
6.3
8
Agentic AI - Phone Verification
Not enough data
Not enough data
WhatsApp Messaging - WhatsApp Marketing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
WhatsApp Business Platform - WhatsApp Marketing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Messaging - RCS Business Messaging
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security / Verification - RCS Business Messaging
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analytics / Deliverability - RCS Business Messaging
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI - RCS Business Messaging
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analysis
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Campaigns
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Engagement
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Mobile Marketing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Customer Query Resolution - AI Customer Support Agents
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Customer Interaction Automation - AI Customer Support Agents
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Autonomy
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AI Agents
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
BulkSMS.com and Plivo are categorized as SMS Marketing and Communication Platform as a Service (CPaaS)
Unique Categories
BulkSMS.com has no unique categories
Plivo is categorized as AI Customer Support Agents, AI Agents For Business Operations, Customer Service Automation, Conversational Support, WhatsApp Marketing, Conversational Marketing, Phone Verification, Digital Customer Service Platforms, Customer Communications Management, Chatbots, Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), Live Chat, Mobile Marketing, Help Desk, Customer Self-Service, and RCS Business Messaging
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
BulkSMS.com
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Plivo
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
9.0%
Computer Software
7.1%
Non-Profit Organization Management
5.9%
Religious Institutions
3.9%
Education Management
3.9%
Other
70.2%
Computer Software
19.0%
Information Technology and Services
11.9%
Marketing and Advertising
5.7%
Telecommunications
5.4%
Financial Services
4.2%
Other
53.9%
Alternatives
Discussions
When do we get a mobile app for this?
1 Comment
Official Response from BulkSMS.com
Hello Paradise. Yes - currently we do have this limitation between our desktop software and our online version. This is definitely one of the items on our...Read more
why can you not support bundled sms packages?
1 Comment
Official Response from BulkSMS.com
Hello, Chris. Thanks for your question. I am not sure that I understand the question - Are you saying your customers want to purchase tokens and get balances...Read more
How can you send longer text messages?
1 Comment
Official Response from BulkSMS.com
Hello Nantes, thanks for your question. The ability to send and receive multiple message parts as one depends on the mobile networks you’re sending to. In...Read more
Can you add emoji use to texting with Plivo ?
2 Comments
HD
Hi Raquel, We do support this feature and emojis can be added and sent through inbound and outbound SMS. We're putting together a quick how to for you and...Read more
Where can I see the pricing for all countries you support?
1 Comment
Official Response from Plivo
You can see detailed pricing at https://www.plivo.com/pricing/Read more
Could you please document the "Short Code" SMS redirection in your Help docs?
1 Comment
HW
Hi Zac, thanks for your suggestion! We went ahead and created a quick How-to Guide for the use case you described. You can find it here:...Read more
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